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Chapter 106

Author: Greenwood
last update Last Updated: 2025-08-28 05:07:37

Keira POV

The next few weeks pass in a blur. Kaden's return and his display changed everything, but not for the better. The instructors, now under more pressure themselves, have doubled down, and we recruits are being driven harder than ever before.

I can’t remember the last time I slept through the night or woke up feeling rested. Every morning starts in the cold dark before dawn, and every night ends with me collapsing onto my thin mattress, my body aching from my skull down to my heels. A constant, dull burn has taken up permanent residence in my muscles. The schedule is relentless and unchanging: first weapons drills on the frozen field, then hours of sparring in the gritty arena, and finally, military education. By the end of the day, my knuckles are raw and bleeding, my arms shake too badly to hold a spoon steady, and I have to fight to keep my eyes open.

The only small comfort I can find is in my performance. I’m not doing badly. My scores consistently land near the top of the
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